First thoughts on the AKAI MPD32

There haven’t been a lot of updates here lately. Why is that? Because I picked up an Akai MPD32 and have been toying around with it since it has arrived.

Originally I’d been tossing up between the Akai MPD24 and the M-Audio Trigger Finger. In the end, I opted to go for the MPD32 due to it featuring MPC trigger pads. I’m glad I did. The MPD32 is very responsive to the touch, and handles velocity well. In terms of coming up with drum parts it is a useful tool, and allows for a far more natural approach as opposed to entering things in via mouse and keyboard.

akai-mpd32-midi-usb-software-control-surface-*new* Akai MPD32 MIDI/USB Software Control Surface *NEW*
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Set up was quick and easy. My only issue was getting it working with Reason 4, however this was mostly caused by “user inability to read instructions”. After some head scratching, I ran the latest Reason update patch and things worked straight away.

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